
It's a shame that the biggest and most publicized feature for Empire: Total War has become the weakest point, especially as the game is otherwise as solid as they come despite a few niggles. That's just the way it is though; while fighting on land is as exciting as ever, fighting in the water if a messy and pretty bland affair. Once you've seen one navy, you've seen them all.
In the end though, even that weakness is nothing more than a chink in Empire's armour and the game as a whole is still just as deep and unsettlingly addictive as ever – so consider yourself warned!

It’s Total War Week at the Humble Store. Games in the popular strategy franchise are up to 75 percent off.
PC Invasion: Classic Total War games such as Medieval II, Empire, and Napoleon now have their Definitive Editions which includes all the DLC. Players who already own the respective base games get the DLC as a free update.

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